By Akiva Eldar, Haaretz Correspondent: Settlers to move into E. J'lem police HQ
Talkback
Title:Jordan expropriated it and lost it in a war with Israel
Name:redmike
City: Tel Aviv, London, LAState: Israel
"Nadav Shragai, writing in Haaretz on January 8, reported that the right-wing groups active in "redeeming Jerusalem" by buying up Arab land were negotiating with the Bukharan community committee to purchase the land".

Given the circumstances, this is not an easy one to fathom and definitely not one that lends itself to simply saying the "Israel is stealing land".

Jordan stole it and later lost it. Should Israel then return it to the original owners? A map of the world would look very different, if it were based on this principle and would in fact be pretty much unrecognizable.

Mike